Teaches school in Henry County, Georgia, during the summer
following his freshman year.

1892

Wins Atlanta University Oratory Prize for "The Best Methods of
Removing the Disabilities of Caste from the Negro."

1893

Meets Paul Laurence Dunbar at the Chicago World's Fair.

1894

Receives B.A. degree with honors from Atlanta University. Delivers
valedictory speech, "The Destiny of the Human Race." Tours New
England with the Atlanta University Quartet for three months. Is
appointed principal of Stanton School in Jacksonville, Florida, the
largest African-American public school in the state.

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